Monthly Archives: November 2007
Do you need a TV licence on your PC?
A customer of mine recently purchased a new laptop which had the ability to both watch and record Freeview TV. The customer asked if they needed to have a TV licence for this. I was totally unsure about this question, … Continue reading
Word of the week: Bandwidth
Bandwidth Bandwidth refers to the amount of data or information that your Internet connection can cope with. The more bandwidth you have the faster you can receive data from the Internet. A simple text-only email message doesn’t need much bandwidth, … Continue reading
UK families on fraud alert – Revenue admits loss of 25m personal records and what to do and look out for
This evening (Tuesday), you should know by now that HM Revenue and Customs has lost computer discs containing the entire child benefit records, including the personal details of 25 million people – covering 7.25 million families overall.
Word of the week: ADSL
ADSL Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a technology that provides high-speed Internet access (also known as ‘broadband’) over an ordinary telephone line. This technology can allow you to still make ordinary voice calls over the telephone line, while you … Continue reading
Asking Ask for a little to much information
This week’s Friday fun is something a little different. I was this afternoon having a browse of some search engines and entering silly keywords to see what I would get, and how search engines would respond.
Touch Windows by Philips
Well, another future technology is on the horizon. This time it is Philips who are taking their Ambi-light technology and placing it on windows. No, not the computer Windows, but real windows, the thing you look out of!
Advertising – why the need for all the hype…really???
It’s that time of the week again – Friday! Hurrah! This week’s Friday amusement is from the hit US TV show Family Guy. We all know how annoying some advertsing can be, to name a few…I can’t (lawyers told me … Continue reading
Scheduled maintenance on Thursday 8th November 2007
My service provider has informed me that they are doing server upgrades on the morning of Thursday 8th November 2007, which will affect the Blogberry, but not the rest of theopenworldtechnician.com They tell me that this upgrade to offer improved … Continue reading
Updates, updates, updates – when, what and how?
It is the eternal struggle of living in the twenty-first century and owning any thing electrical. It always needs a little MOT and an update. Sorry, but there is little I do can to solve that issue for you. But, … Continue reading
